Looks good! Wonder what their "seldom" test schedule is.

Also, I'm stunned at the level of snow up north because down here we don't have a single flake on the ground. I love it

Unless you can find a motor tag, (think ground mounted blower) the only way is to hear it.

Thanks! I was always curious about the Whelens with Federal boxes too.

Decided to spend this afternoon freezing my butt off to snap some pictures of various sirens in Wayne County. In the order I visited the sites: Garden City, MI Venoy Rd. & Marquette Rd. Federal Signal 2001-130 (formerly a Thunderbolt 1000) http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn104/DrThrax9/062_zp...

The WPS-4000 series are the directional models, there's the WPS-4003 that only has three active speaker cells, and the WPS-4004 that has all four speaker cells active. As far as I know there's really no way to tell the difference between the two other than one would be louder. The WPS-2900 series ar...

All of the Thunderbolts that I know of in Redford (Jaycee Park, East, North, and City Hall) are still in place and active last I checked. I heard a while ago they were due to be replaced but I guess Redford decided to keep the 'Bolts and use the 2001-130's as supplemental coverage.

I went up today to meet with my academic advisor, and the office was closed (with Christmas break I should have known better.) So, instead of walking away empty handed, I figured I'd take a few pictures of the new Modulator II on campus. This Mod replaced a Whelen WS-2012 that was there until fairly...

Sounds very healthy! Did the problem end up being those loose brush holders? It wasn't the brush holders. But it was the rings that connect to the brush holders and supply electricity to them. They were loose and weren't on completely. Ah, my bad. I was just recalling the topic about it from memory.

Sounds very healthy!
Did the problem end up being those loose brush holders?

The one about Lion King's sirens I believe.

All that beefy equipment and the Chrysler Air Raid Siren still edges this guy out.